thefoundation | WEEK 5 TRIAL...?

TRIAL

Even though there's no guilty party left alive, The Lady ushers you all upstairs anyway. She looks...odd, her eyes glazed over in an odd manner, her motions a bit sharper than normal.

There's still the box, but for some reason it feels...ominous...?

And though she says nothing, music begins to play in the room...

VICTIM:
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[So this was how it was going to be, huh?

After that scene, Snake lifts up his head, speaking with the cold stoicism he's come to be known by.]

We're voting for killers, aren't we? You've got one, right here.

[Not pointing to anyone, there's only one conclusion to draw.]

I'm not letting someone else die so I can live.

[Not anymore.]

[ Going to go over to him to put a hand on his arm. ]

Snakie...

If Doppel really isn't a monster...you two take care of each other. The rest too.

And don't let anyone use you to kill again.

[ Sniffing. She wants to argue. ]

I will. And I won't let anyone use me... we're going to bring you all back, okay? Then we can hide in boxes and play with Duke...

Snake?!

[Phil instantly grabs his hand, still reeling over seeing Ripley die right in front of him just after the hugged.]

In that case I'm a murderer too. I killed someone just so I could feel something once. That's enough of a crime to warrant death!

[Snake squeezes back, and looks him in the eyes.]

You're not a weapon Phil. So long as I'm here - in the foundation - I'll continue to be used as one.

[His grip tightens. It hurts to have to do this to him, Phil's already lost enough.

But it has to be done.]

A friend told me..."We're not tools of the government, or anyone else". He was right. I'm not, and I'm putting an end to that now.

Snake please...

[Despite himself, tears are welling up and it's getting increasingly hard to keep his composure.]

I don't want to be alone again. I can't handle it.

[Snake places his other hand on Phil's shoulder, pulling him close to an embrace.]

You won't be. I'll always be there - in your heart, your memories. As long as you have those, you'll never be alone.

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imstuck - 2018-12-29 18:30 (UTC) - Expand

tacticalespionageaction - 2018-12-29 18:43 (UTC) - Expand

Snake-san...!

[Tsumugi shoots him a concerned glance.]

You've done a lot during all the times we got into fights. W-what would we do without you?

Edited 2018-12-29 18:13 (UTC)

[An empty laugh.]

I think I underestimated you kids. You don't need the older generation to lead you, we just need to clear the path.

A-are you sure...?

As anything.

We're not voting for killers, Snake-san. We can't do this. Not like this.

[Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes. There isn't time to think right now, but she's trying anyway. Last week. Atsushi. The Lady.]

What if this doesn't end? What if they're trying to do what they tried last week?

You'll find a way out of it. I know you've got a knack for that.

[You've always been the smart one, Aoi.]

Arbitrary as they are...this place has rules. There's no game without winners. I'm just making sure you're one of them.

It really doesn't feel like it. I don't know if there is a way out of this one.

[She really doesn't feel like the smart one this trial, she feels like the one going in circles, looking for a way out that isn't there when she should probably be looking in the same direction as everyone else. She can't.]

... The rules are being broken now. All of them. This is an animal thrashing around while it's dying, because of the Foundation.

[Trying to protect itself. She truly doesn't know if there will be any winners.]

...Stop it!

[ Roxas is trembling, hands clenched tight into fists.

He has a feeling that words, however, won't be enough. ]

[They won't be.]

It's better me than you, kid.

[He doesn't want to make Roxas do this, and it hurts him to, it's clear, but his mind is made.]

[ ...Once again his shoulders just slump and for a moment he looks down, before throwing Snake an angry look, which softens only slightly.

He knows for all of his protests, he can't convince him. ]

I hate this...it's not fair...you didn't even do anything wrong.

[ That "killer" stuff? That's not what he's factoring into right now - Snake's actions and words here. ]